General MBTA Topics (Multi Modal, Budget, MassDOT)

F-Line to Dudley said:
You brought this up exactly last week in another post, and it was clearly explained why the L.A. example can't translate here. See the headline of the first article you posted:

"Measure M: Angelenos vote to tax themselves for better public transit"
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That would make sense but the MBTA is pretty corrupt along with the overall pension system ready to implode on the taxpayers.
I would definitely support a private tax but the system is corrupt at this point. Why bother. The more you give the more they will take.

Today's Boston Herald---The democrats are proposing a $5.00 fee to Carbon tax to travel into the city based on climate change. Only a matter of time before poor middleclass families cannot afford to travel into their own city to see the wonderful Seaport they built for the corporations on PRIME Property.

Aren't we in one of the biggest bull markets in history? Why do our local and state govt's especially in Boston need to continue to find ways to steal from the public? There should be plenty of tax revenue coming in to support ideas to help public infrastructure.
 
TallIsGood said:
Don’t we have a full cent sales tax dedicated to the MBTA?
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Yup. But to increase it Mr. "No Revenue Before Reform" in the House has to bring a bill to the floor to increase the tax. The voters don't have the option to end-run around the Legislature on that. Under Cali referendum rules Bristol County would've been able to vote to tax itself to match-fund South Coast Rail. That kind of thing is verboten in MA but can be done in CA.
 
I was thinking about it today and Framingham is finally building a few thousand apartment/condo units in close proximity of downtown near the commuter rail stop and if the NSRL took the new proposed route of following Congress st that would allow a 1 seat ride from Framingham or Worcester, Natick..etc to West station, Boston Landing, Yawkey, Back Bay, South Station, State st, Haymarket, North Station. Thats a massive upgrade that would alllow a real alternative of living in these outlying cities/towns while still working downtown and having a very reasonable transit option. Boston cant solve the housing issue completely on its own and things like this would be a massive improvement. Being able to live in downtown Framingham and walk to the commuter rail stop and take a 1 seat ride to State st. would be huge. Even if it ends up as Aquarium thats still a short walk to downtown and a great transit option and relief of traffic on the pike from metrowest commuters.
 
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WOW doesn't that makes sense.

A massive upgrade in affordable transit which can get citizens in and out of Boston in 15-20Mins tops from New Bedford, Lowell, Springfield, Worcester, Framingham, Gloucester, Cape.

It would build up there communities along with tackle affordable housing. NOW YOU HAVE A CHOICE.

Instead of giving our tax dollars to these corporate shitbums. Lets get some visionaries in place.
Our leaders ideas below:
Instead we have our elected leaders giving our money away to GE (Who will end up being liquidated in the next 5 years)
We need to start charging people to drive in the city (GET REAL)
(Higher Property taxes) We need more money

Wake Up to what is going on with our leaders.
 
Exactly we cant expect Boston to solve the housing issue on its own. Someone was showing how the Boston area is like 2 million people in the middle of the workday, the NSRL is much bigger than allowing trains to move through the city, it gives a much improved transit option to those people to get downtown from the outlying communities without multiple transfers.

I really like the Congress st proposal vs following the greenway because it allows an enormous amount of people from all directions outside the city a 1 seat ride downtown. It hits pretty much all the major stops it needs to, to allow people to get just about anywhere they have to go. They need to look at it this way and sell it to the people as WAY more than a pass through. Its a legitimate way to get from your community to where you need to go for work, dinner, a show, a game...etc. The North station connection gives the whole commuter rail network a 1 seat ride to a Celtics/Bruins game and also Red Sox games at the other side, from their town. This frees up thousands of seats on connections like the Orange line.
 
stick n move said:
Exactly we cant expect Boston to solve the housing issue on its own. Someone was showing how the Boston area is like 2 million people in the middle of the workday, the NSRL is much bigger than allowing trains to move through the city, it gives a much improved transit option to those people to get downtown from the outlying communities without multiple transfers.

I really like the Congress st proposal vs following the greenway because it allows an enormous amount of people from all directions outside the city a 1 seat ride downtown. It hits pretty much all the major stops it needs to, to allow people to get just about anywhere they have to go. They need to look at it this way and sell it to the people as WAY more than a pass through. Its a legitimate way to get from your community to where you need to go for work, dinner, a show, a game...etc. The North station connection gives the whole commuter rail network a 1 seat ride to a Celtics/Bruins game and also Red Sox games at the other side, from their town. This frees up thousands of seats on connections like the Orange line.
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+1
 
stick n move said:
Exactly we cant expect Boston to solve the housing issue on its own. Someone was showing how the Boston area is like 2 million people in the middle of the workday, the NSRL is much bigger than allowing trains to move through the city, it gives a much improved transit option to those people to get downtown from the outlying communities without multiple transfers.

I really like the Congress st proposal vs following the greenway because it allows an enormous amount of people from all directions outside the city a 1 seat ride downtown. It hits pretty much all the major stops it needs to, to allow people to get just about anywhere they have to go. They need to look at it this way and sell it to the people as WAY more than a pass through. Its a legitimate way to get from your community to where you need to go for work, dinner, a show, a game...etc. The North station connection gives the whole commuter rail network a 1 seat ride to a Celtics/Bruins game and also Red Sox games at the other side, from their town. This frees up thousands of seats on connections like the Orange line.
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Think you're mixing up your routings. CA/T Alternative follows the Greenway and hits North Station, Congress St. Alternative follows a different route and hits Haymarket to the exclusion of NS.

We also have a dedicated NSRL thread where those issues are being vociferously hashed out.
 
Reminder for everyone on Ab: the FMCB will vote on Monday on whether to move the Red Blue connector to a priority project, after decades to trying to abandon it. TransitMatters' would love everyone to sign the petition at action.transitmatters.info and, if at all possible, attend the meeting at 12pm and give public comment in favor of the project. This really could happen, but there's lots of institutional inertia against it so the public support needs to be there.
 
FitchburgLine said:
Reminder for everyone on Ab: the FMCB will vote on Monday on whether to move the Red Blue connector to a priority project, after decades to trying to abandon it. TransitMatters' would love everyone to sign the petition at action.transitmatters.info and, if at all possible, attend the meeting at 12pm and give public comment in favor of the project. This really could happen, but there's lots of institutional inertia against it so the public support needs to be there.
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This might get lost upthread since this thread seems to discuss dozens of issues simultaneously. Maybe also post a new thread in the "events" section where it will stay at the top of the page?
 
FitchburgLine said:
Reminder for everyone on Ab: the FMCB will vote on Monday on whether to move the Red Blue connector to a priority project, after decades to trying to abandon it. TransitMatters' would love everyone to sign the petition at action.transitmatters.info and, if at all possible, attend the meeting at 12pm and give public comment in favor of the project. This really could happen, but there's lots of institutional inertia against it so the public support needs to be there.
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Thank you. I just signed. C'mon folks!
 
Commuter Rail INCREDIBLE JOB today!!

Green Line.... well... it happens!
 
I sat at Anderson/Woburn this morning as the 7:41, 8:01, and 8:11 trains whizzed by without stopping. No communication from Keolis or the T, or extra carriages for the trains.

Drove down to Medford to get to work.
 
Sounds like more fantastic work that should be rewarded with a fare hike and pension increase.
 
tysmith95 said:
I sat at Anderson/Woburn this morning as the 7:41, 8:01, and 8:11 trains whizzed by without stopping. No communication from Keolis or the T, or extra carriages for the trains.

Drove down to Medford to get to work.
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If there was any day to take off/WFH this was it.
 
They should have championship parades on the weekend, not on a Tuesday when people are trying to get to work.
 
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